Ulterior motive
[法] 隐秘不明的动机
🧩 词语组成解析
ulterior
[ʌl'tɪrɪɚ]
adj. 隐秘的;不可告人的;秘密的;矢口否认的;
motive
['məutiv]
n. 动机，主旨;（艺术作品的）主题，题材;
adj. 运动的;动机的;发动的;
vt. 促使;
🗣️ 情景例句
I'm listening.
那就说吧。
A common danger causes common action.
同仇敌忾。
I even went out at midnight with a torch and noted with satisfaction (and surprise) that the ants were still swarming around the sticky tape without being able to do anything about it.
半夜，我还拿着电筒来到花园里，满意地（同时惊奇地）发现那些蚂蚁还围着胶带团团转。无能为力。